Maine College of Art

FILM + CONVERSATION: The Home Road by Tonya Shevenell
2018-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Campus Center, University of Maine Presque Isle, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Screening of documentary film The Home Road followed by discussion with director Tonya Shevenell.

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LECTURE: Lives Still In Limbo: UnDACAmented and Navigating an Uncertain Future, Roberto Gonzalez, Ph.D.
2018-09-24 19:00 - 20:00 | SSWAC/104 Parker-Reed Room, Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterviille, ME, 04901, United States
At DACA's six year mark, more than 814,000 young people had benefited from the program and, as a result, had taken giant steps towards the American mainstream. Things changed under the Trump administration when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced an end to what had become a very successful policy on September 5th, 2017. What does this termination mean for these young people and their families? Based on a multi-year study, Professor Gonzales provides some interesting answers to these vexing questions.
Roberto G. Gonzales is Professor of Education at Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Since 2002 he has carried out one of the most comprehensive studies of undocumented immigrants in the United States. His book, Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and
Coming of Age in America, is based on an in-depth study that followed 150 undocumented young adults in Los Angeles for twelve years.

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Community Conversation and Dinner
2018-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Randall 218 in the Randall Student Union at UMA, Augusta, 46 University Drive, Augusta, ME, 04330, United States
The Capital Area New Mainers Project (CANMP) and Communities Against Hate are hosting a set of two dinners bringing together old and New Mainers for facilitated conversation around race, religion and prejudice. Second dinner will take place on October 2nd. Limited capacity. To participate please contact:
Host: CANMP & Communities Against Hate
Contact: Steve Wessler & Fatuma Hussein, stevewessler@gmail.com
CANMP contact Chris Myers Ashe newmainersproject@gmail.com,www.newmainersproject.org/

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Community Conversation and Dinner
2018-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Randall 218 in the Randall Student Union at UMA, Augusta, 46 University Drive, Augusta, ME, 04330, United States
The Capital Area New Mainers Project (CANMP) and Communities Against Hate are hosting a set of two dinners bringing together old and New Mainers for facilitated conversation around race, religion and prejudice. Second dinner will take place on October 3rd. Limited capacity. To participate please contact:
Host: CANMP & Communities Against Hate
Contact: Steve Wessler & Fatuma Hussein, stevewessler@gmail.com
CANMP contact Chris Myers Ashe newmainersproject@gmail.com,www.newmainersproject.org/

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LECTURE: Alia Malek
2018-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Diamond Building, Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville, ME, 04901, United States
Alia Malek is a journalist and former civil rights lawyer. She is the author of “A Country Called Amreeka: US History Re-Told Through Arab American Lives,” “The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria,” and editor of “Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post 9/11 Injustices.” In April, 2011, she moved to Damascus, Syria and wrote anonymously for several outlets in the country as it began to disintegrate. Her reporting from Syria earned her the Marie Colvin Award in November 2013. She served as Senior Writer at Al Jazeera America until 2015. In November 2016, she was honored with the 12th annual Hiett Prize in the Humanities. The New York Foundation for the Arts named her a fellow in nonfiction literature in the summer of 2017. Malek is currently collaborating with 2018 Oak Fellow, Bassam Khabieh on a book of photography, vignettes, and essays entitled, “Witnesses to War: The Children of Syria.”
Hosted by the Oak Institute for Human Rights.

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EXHIBITION: When Will We Ever Learn?
2018-09-28 12:00 - 2018-10-21 16:00 | Yvette Torres Fine Art, 464 Main St., Rockland, ME, 04841, United States
Yvette Torres Fine Art has gathered a group of artists whose work depicts the injustice and consequences of war, genocide and the resulting plight of refugees. for an October exhibition. Their works spans the decades from 1952 - 2018. Artists include, Don Alter, Samuel Gelber, James Graham, Frances Kidder, Cynthia Motian McGuril, Winslow Myers, Elaine Schmitt Urbain and John Urbain. The exhibit will run from September 28 through October 21, 2018. The opening reception: Friday, October 5, 5 - 8pm.
Yvette Torres Fine Art is located at 464 Main St. Rockland, Maine. Fall hours are, Thursday. through Saturday 12 – 5 and Sunday 12 – 4 or by appointment. The phone number is 332-4014. www.yvettetorresfineart.com
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to refugee resettlement programs in Maine.
Special Event: On Sunday, October 7 at 3pm, artist, author and activist, Winslow Myers will give a presentation titled “All Good Art is Protest Art”. Click here to find out more about this event.

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September Open House: BFA Admissions
2018-09-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Porteous Building, Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Visit MECA&D for an Open House!
Come see first-hand why students are choosing to study in MECA&D's close-knit community and rigorous artistic programs. At an Open House, you'll have a chance to:
+ Get to know faculty and current students
+ Take a tour of our studios and res halls
+ Have your portfolio reviewed with professional artists
+ Explore the vibrant art scene in downtown Portland, Maine
This Open House is specifically designed for students interested in our BFA program — we'll send you more information within 48 hours of registration.
Sign up below!
If you have any questions about our Open Houses, you can contact us at admissions@meca.edu or 207.699.5026.

PANEL: From the Northern Triangle to the U.S. Border
2018-09-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Talbot Lecture Hall, USM Portland Campus, 85 Bedford St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Panel features former U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, James Nealon. The World Affairs Council of Maine in collaboration with the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center and Mainers for Accountable Leadership will host a panel discussion on the recent increase in asylum seekers migrating from the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) to the United States. We will discuss the myriad factors contributing to migration as well as the role US foreign policy has played in the region over the past 50+ years. Panelists include Ambassador James Nealon; Professor Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, Bates College; and Professor Gordon Adams, American University.

FILM: Promise and Prejudice
2018-09-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME, 04240, United States
Screening of Welcome to Shelbyville by Kim A. Snyder. This powerful documentary takes an in-depth look at Shelbyville, a small Tennessee town in the heart of the Bible Belt, as it grapples with discrimination in the face of changing demographics. On the eve of the 2008 presidential election, Shelbyville’s longtime residents are challenged with how best to integrate a burgeoning Latino population, as well as the recent arrival of hundreds of Somali refugees of Muslim faith, hired by the local Tyson chicken processing plant. Without taking sides, the film presents the concerns and aspirations of all members of the Shelbyville community with dignity and respect. And it tracks the attempts of a group of citizens to address their fears of cultural difference by reaching out to their neighbors in new ways, with unexpected and often inspiring consequences.
Part of Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience. The Becoming American series is a three-month public program featuring documentary film screenings and moderated discussions designed to encourage an informed discussion of immigration issues against the backdrop of our immigration history.
Please register to attend here. Sponsored by Museum L-A.

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FILM: The Search For General Tso
2018-09-29 15:00 - 16:30 | Shettleworth Lecture Hall, Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Screening of The Search for General Tso by Ian Chenney. As much an immigration history as a culinary one, this entertaining and informative documentary uses the ubiquitous Americanized Chinese dish, General Tso’s chicken, as a lens onto a larger story of migration, adaptation and innovation in American popular culture. Early on, the film poses the question, “If Chinese Americans comprise only 1% of the U.S. population, why are there Chinese restaurants in almost every city across America?” The filmmakers seek the answer in a thoughtful journey through the Chinese American experience, from the arrival of boatloads of immigrants to take part in the Gold Rush and the building of the railroads in the 19th century, all the way to the age of Panda Express.
Hosted by the Maine Historical Society.

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LECTURE: Soldiers and Kings | Jason De León
2018-10-02 16:00 - 17:30 | Pettengill Hall, Bates College, 4 Andrews Rd., Lewiston, ME, 04240, United States
Lecture title: Soldiers and Kings: Violence, Masculinity, and Photoethnographic Practice in the Context of Human Smuggling Across Mexico
By Jason De León, MMV artist and Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Since 2015 I have been involved in an analog photoethnographic project focused on documenting the daily lives of Honduran smugglers who profit from transporting undocumented migrants across Mexico. In this talk I discuss the relationship between transnational gangs and the human smuggling industry and outline the complicated role that photography plays as a field method and data source in this violent, hyper-masculine, and ethically challenging ethnographic context.
Lecture in the Keck Classroom, Pettengill Hall, Bates College. Sponsored by the Bates Department of Anthropology.

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Community Conversation and Dinner
2018-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Randall 218 in the Randall Student Union at UMA, Augusta, 46 University Drive, Augusta, ME, 04330, United States
The Capital Area New Mainers Project (CANMP) and Communities Against Hate are hosting a set of two dinners bringing together old and New Mainers for facilitated conversation around race, religion and prejudice. This dinner is the companion to the dinner on September 25th. Limited capacity. To participate please contact:
Host: CANMP & Communities Against Hate
Contact: Steve Wessler & Fatuma Hussein, stevewessler@gmail.com
CANMP contact Chris Myers Ashe newmainersproject@gmail.com,www.newmainersproject.org/

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LECTURE: Welcome to Dawnland: The First Nations host the First Immigrants | Dr. Chris Beach
2018-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Museum L-A, 35 Canal St., Lewiston, ME, 04240, United States
Dr. Beach's talk will focus on the 1600s, when the indigenous Wabanaki nations hosted the first French and English immigrants to their Dawnland tidewater territories. Dr. Beach is a Maine immigrant himself, and an historian long interested in Maine and nearby Canadian history.
Part of Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience. The Becoming American series is a three-month public program featuring documentary film screenings and moderated discussions designed to encourage an informed discussion of immigration issues against the backdrop of our immigration history.
Sponsored by Museum L-A.

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EXHIBITION: Face to Face | Portraits by Rabee Kiwan
2018-10-03 - 2018-11-03 | Common Street Arts Gallery, 10 Water St. #106, Waterville, ME, 04901, United States
Born in Lebanon, Rabee Kiwan immigrated to the United States in 2002 to complete his medical training and he has lived in Portland since 2009. Rabee has been painting portraits, landscapes, and still lifes since he was a young child when his father gave him a watercolor set. Drawing inspiration from everyday life sustains his artistic practice and simultaneously serves as a meditative exercise from his work as a hospitalist.
This exhibition features Rabee’s portraits of colleagues, friends, neighbors, and family and offers a unique perspective on both his community while also serving as a visual narrative of his journey from Lebanon to the United States.

Rabee Kiwan, Çoban (Sheep Herder), 2011, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10”
Hosted by Common Street Arts

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LECTURE: Soldiers and Kings | Jason De León
2018-10-03 16:00 - 17:30 | Diamond Building, Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville, ME, 04901, United States
Lecture title: Soldiers and Kings: Violence, Masculinity, and Photoethnographic Practice in the Context of Human Smuggling Across Mexico
By Jason De León, MMV artist and Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Since 2015 I have been involved in an analog photoethnographic project focused on documenting the daily lives of Honduran smugglers who profit from transporting undocumented migrants across Mexico. In this talk I discuss the relationship between transnational gangs and the human smuggling industry and outline the complicated role that photography plays as a field method and data source in this violent, hyper-masculine, and ethically challenging ethnographic context.
Jason will speak in Room 122, Diamond Building. Sponsored by the Colby Department of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Program.

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Community Conversation and Dinner
2018-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Randall 218 in the Randall Student Union at UMA, Augusta, 46 University Drive, Augusta, ME, 04330, United States
The Capital Area New Mainers Project (CANMP) and Communities Against Hate are hosting a set of two dinners bringing together old and New Mainers for facilitated conversation around race, religion and prejudice. This dinner is the companion to the dinner on September 26th. Limited capacity. To participate please contact:
Host: CANMP & Communities Against Hate
Contact: Steve Wessler & Fatuma Hussein, stevewessler@gmail.com
CANMP contact Chris Myers Ashe newmainersproject@gmail.com,www.newmainersproject.org/

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LECTURE: The Muslim on the Airplane | Amal Kassir
2018-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Diamond Building, Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville, ME, 04901, United States
Watching the news, it seems like ethnic divides are ever-deepening. But how can we solve these complicated problems when each side lives in fear of the other? The answer is simple, argues Syrian-American poet Amal Kassir – it starts with, “What’s your name?”
Amal Kassir is a Muslim Woman, born and raised in Denver, CO to a German-Iowan Mother and a Syrian Father. She is an international spoken word poet, having performed in 10 countries and over 45 cities. She has conducted workshops, given lectures, and recited her poetry in venues ranging from youth prisons, to orphanages to refugee camps to universities to churches to community spaces for the public. She designed her own undergraduate degree called ‘Community Programming in Social Psychology’ and she is a major proponent in education and building individual agency in particularly under-served and vulnerable populations, especially through writing. She hopes to take part in the global effort for literacy in war-struck areas and refugee camps, Insha’Allah.
Hosted by the Oak Institute for Human Rights.

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Jason De León: Visiting Artist Lecture
2018-10-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor, 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Jason De León: Visiting Artist Lecture
Thursday, October 4, 2018; 12–1pm
Osher Hall, Porteous Second Floor
Free and open to the public
Jason De Leon, A wall of nearly 800 backpacks left behind a the Mexico-US border; Photographer: Marc Tatti
Jason De León is an anthropologist whose multidisciplinary approach to the study of migration from Latin America to the United States is bringing to light the lives and deaths of clandestine migrants crossing the U.S.–Mexico border into the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. He combines ethnographic analysis of migrant stories, forensic science, and archaeological research in his efforts to understand this process—who makes the journey, the routes, the means of survival and manner of death—and the human consequences of immigration policy.
The Undocumented Migration Project uses a combination of ethnographic and archaeological approaches to understand various aspects of unauthorized border crossings including the many forms of violence and suffering that characterize the process, the distinct experiences of migrant sub-populations (e.g., women, children, LGBT, non-Mexican nationals), and the evolving material culture associated with crossing.

LECTURE: Jason De León | Maine College of Art & Design Visiting Artist
2018-10-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks and Pathways featured artist Jason De León will talk about his practice and work in the exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design. The talk will be hosted in MECA&D's Osher Hall.

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EXHIBITION: Home: Reflections on Place
2018-10-05 - 2018-12-22 | Rhines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Way, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Home: Reflections on Place is an art exhibit of work created by New Mainers.

Home brings together artists who are first-generation Americans to explore the idea of personal residence or refuge. Leaving one’s home and finding another, assimilating ideas of family, culture and community in a new place are part of the immigrant experience. Each artist will document this experience and reflect on what home is. Immigrants come to this country for many different reasons; for love, for work, for education or because they are fleeing. Some people call this place home after six months while some third-, forth- or fifth-generation Americans still don’t consider it a homeland. Home: Reflections on Place seeks to explore what makes a home, a residence, a homeland.
In addition, Home will celebrate the significant impact immigrant artists have in Maine’s cultural conversation. It will give the public the opportunity to engage with the social, political, and cultural elements at play when they think about what a home, a city, a state means to us.

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EXHIBITION: Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways | Maine College of Art & Design
2018-10-05 - 2018-12-14 | Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways exhibition at MECA&D's Institute of Contemporary Art.
Migration, mobility, and displacement is the story of our era. Fears about human mobility and border crossers are reshaping politics; climate change promises to cause massive displacements; global leaders are scrambling to reconfigure and secure borders; people everywhere are moving to find safe lives for their families. The artists in Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathwayschallenge the idea that migration is an exception or a crisis, showing viewers that migration is now the norm, inscribed in our landscapes, memories, bodies, and imaginings. What kind of a world do we want to create in this era of great mobility?
In addition to the ICA exhibition, Making Migration Visible is a state-wide initiative featuring events by dozens of partnering organizations offering parallel exhibitions, film screenings, performances, lectures, community dinners, poetry, and more.
The initiative also includes a day-long symposium, ART+POLITICS, on November 2nd that is open to the public.
Find more information about the exhibition at meca.edu/traces

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EXHIBITION: Dorothea Rabkin: Tragedy to Transformation
2018-10-05 - 2018-12-18 | Dorothy and Leo Rabkin Foundation, 13 Brown St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Dorothea Rabkin & her sister Rose
Dorothea Rabkin (1921-2008), fled post-war Berlin with her twin sister, Rose. They had been hidden throughout World War II by brave families who risked themselves to give shelter to “hidden children” and thereby saved their lives. Landing in New York City by boat, Dorothea found her new country to be open-minded, welcoming and full of novelty. With her Cincinnati-born husband, Leo Rabkin, she built a life full of artist friends, trips to find American folk art and more. Our exhibition tells the story of Dorothea through photographs, memorabilia and works of art by Leo Rabkin, Philip Pearlstein, Ruth Vollmer and other artist friends.

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CONVERSATION: Recipes + Tiles
2018-10-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Love Lab Studio, 26 Brackett Street, Portland, ME, 04102, United States
Please join Love Lab Studio to celebrate the work of 2 important Portland groups: Sister Makings and Bondeko. Sister Makings seeks to co-create sanctuary that promotes equitably shared learning experiences, we co-create space for local and new neighbor sisters and their families to gather regularly around conversation, food, service, and craft. Bondeko is a design and carpentry business, and works to raise the industry standards by nurturing the talents of New Mainers.

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Opening Reception for Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways | Maine College of Art & Design
2018-10-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Maine College of Art & Design, 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
The opening night of the featured Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways exhibition at MECA&D's Institute of Contemporary Art.
Find more information about the exhibition at meca.edu/traces

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Opening Reception for 'Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways' | MECA&D
2018-10-05 17:00 - 20:00 | ICA at MECA&D, 522 Congress St., Portland, Maine, 04101, United States

EXHIBITION: IXNOS
2018-10-06 - 2018-12-14 | USM Glickman Library, Reading Room, 7th floor, 314 Forest Ave., Portland, ME, 04103, United States
IXNOS (which means “trace” in Greek) will focus on Lesvos, one of the most significant locations involved in the current worldwide movement of migrants and refugees. This year Portland celebrates its 15 year anniversary of its sister-city relationship with Mytilene, Lesvos. The island is also a major world center for bird migration. The exhibit will consist of photographs, art work, portfolio books, texts and artifacts relating to these paths of migration through the island. In addition to work by Allen-Efstathiou and Snell, featured will be photographs by Michael Honegger of Nice, France; maps by Dr. Irwin Novak, plus work by Jeff and Lydia Badger, and members of the Peregrine Press -- Jessyca Broekman, Kate Chappell, Delphine Sherin, Kit Browne Pike, Susan Amons, Debbie Schmitt, Kate Katomski and others.
Opening Reception: October 6, 5:00 - 6:45 pm.
Documentary Film Screening: Sunday, October 7, 3:00 pm, Luther Bonney Hall, USM Portland Campus.
Artists' Panel Discussion: Thursday, November 8, 5:30 pm, Room 423/4 Glickman Library, USM Portland Campus
Sponsored by the Hellenic Society of Maine with support from Peregrine Press.

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RECEPTION: IXNOS Opening
2018-10-06 17:00 - 19:00 | USM Glickman Library, Reading Room, 7th floor, 314 Forest Ave., Portland, ME, 04103, United States
IXNOS (which means “trace” in Greek) will focus on Lesvos, one of the most significant locations involved in the current worldwide movement of migrants and refugees. This year Portland celebrates its 15 year anniversary of its sister-city relationship with Mytilene, Lesvos. The island is also a major world center for bird migration. The exhibit will consist of photographs, art work, portfolio books, texts and artifacts relating to these paths of migration through the island. In addition to work by Allen-Efstathiou and Snell, featured will be photographs by Michael Honegger of Nice, France; maps by Dr. Irwin Novak, plus work by Jeff and Lydia Badger, and members of the Peregrine Press -- Jessyca Broekman, Kate Chappell, Delphine Sherin, Kit Browne Pike, Susan Amons, Debbie Schmitt, Kate Katomski and others.
Exhibition open from 10/5 - 12/14.
Artists' Panel Discussion Wednesday, November 7, 5:30 pm, Room 423/4 Glickman Library, USM Portland Campus
Sponsored by the Hellenic Society of Maine with support from Peregrine Press.

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Gallery Talk: "All Good Art is Protest Art", Winslow Myers
2018-10-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Yvette Torres Fine Art, 464 Main St., Rockland, ME, 04841, United States
When Will We Ever Learn?
Yvette Torres Fine Art has gathered a group of artists whose work depicts the injustice and consequences of war, genocide and the resulting plight of refugees for an October exhibition. Their works spans the decades from 1952 - 2018. Artists include, Samuel Gelber, James Graham, Frances Kidder, Cynthia Motian McGuril, Winslow Myers, Elaine Schmitt Urbain, John Urbain and others.
On Sunday, October 7 at 3pm, artist, author and activist, Winslow Myers will do a presentation titled “All Good Art is Protest Art” Winslow Myers interests have been divided Between painting, teaching and citizen activism. He volunteered for the California based non-profit, Beyond War for 25 years, served on its board, and wrote a book on its philosophy of war prevention, “Living Beyond War: A Citizens Guide.” He has also published over 140 opinion editorial pieces on war and related issues
The exhibit will run from September 28 through October 21, 2018. The opening reception: Friday, October 5, 5 - 8pm.
Yvette Torres Fine Art is located at 464 Main St. Rockland, Maine. Fall hours are, Thursday. through Saturday 12 – 5 and Sunday 12 – 4 or by appointment. The phone number is 332-4014. www.yvettetorresfineart.com
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to refugee resettlement programs in Maine.

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FILM: Greek Migration Then and Now: Documentary Films
2018-10-07 15:00 - 16:30 | Luther Bonney Hall, USM Portland, 85 Bedford St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
IXNOS (which means “trace” in Greek) will focus on Lesvos, one of the most significant locations involved in the current worldwide movement of migrants and refugees. This year Portland celebrates its 15 year anniversary of its sister-city relationship with Mytilene, Lesvos. The island is also a major world center for bird migration. The exhibit will consist of photographs, art work, portfolio books, texts and artifacts relating to these paths of migration through the island. In addition to work by Allen-Efstathiou and Snell, featured will be photographs by Michael Honegger of Nice, France; maps by Dr. Irwin Novak, plus work by Jeff and Lydia Badger, and members of the Peregrine Press -- Jessyca Broekman, Kate Chappell, Delphine Sherin, Kit Browne Pike, Susan Amons, Debbie Schmitt, Kate Katomski and others.
Sponsored by the Hellenic Society of Maine with support from Peregrine Press.

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EXHIBITION: With the heart and the reason | Titi de Baccarat
2018-10-08 - 2018-11-07 | Railroad Square Cinema, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville, ME, 04901, United States
I don't do politics, but I do practice art. My artistic creation is both poetic and social. I create because I dream. I believe things move only if we dream. But it is not just works of art that create change; change is created by the reflections, questions and emotions that art arouse. Dedicated to justice in a hostile political context, I was forced to flee my country, Gabon, with only the wealth of my artistic ability. I live in Portland, since February 2015, and I'm working through my African identity and my experiences as an asylum seeker in the United states: My pain, fear, uncertainty, and my hope for my future here.

- Titi de Baccarat

Opening for the exhibition preceding screening of Black Girl at Railroad Square on October 8th.
